Barque & Barque South

(Shell)

Offshore gas fields in production.

Block and licence number:

48/13a, P.008

Map reference:

Plate 10

Grid reference:

1° 36’ E 53° 36’ N

Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2000:

Shell UK Ltd

50.00

Esso Exploration & Production UK Ltd

50.00

Date of discovery:

Barque: December 1966
Barque South: March 1992

Production start:

Barque: October 1990
Barque South: January 1995

Operator’s estimate of:

Recoverable reserves originally present (billion cubic metres):

Barque Gas (billion cubic metres): 38.19
Barque South Gas (billion cubic metres): 0.15
Barque: NGLs (million tonnes) 0.20

First year of peak production:

1995

Peak production (billion cubic metres per year):

3.56
(total of Barque, Barque South & Clipper).

Water depth:

22m

Transport system:

Pipeline to Bacton via Clipper.

Extension into other UK blocks:

Block number, licence number and licensee/company interest in block (%) at end of 2000:

48/14, P.008

Companies as above.